Monuments

Airplane Creek

Memorial

B-24 Liberator KK241

June 1, 1945

On Behalf of a Grateful Nation

We Will Remember Them

Name                                                                                  Age

Sgt.    Stanley ALDRIDGE                                                          20

Sgt.             Albert Eric BROADBENT                                         19

Sgt.     John Randall DALE                                               32

Sgt.    William Peter Watt DRUMMOND                             24

Sgt.   Isaac GIBBONS                                                      19

Sgt.    James Leonard Gordon HAMMOND                        20

Flying Officer                   Arthur William David HILL                                   21

Sgt.    David Robertson LANGLANDS                                                    33

Pilot Officer            Gilbert Ewart Ellis LONG                                      21

Sgt.    Graham MURRAY                                                  20

Sgt.    William Thomas SWATTON                                     34

Contributors:

Veterans Affairs Canada, BC/Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion,

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #280, Western Concrete,

Kednic Concrete, LMS Steel Group, Friends of Old Canada, Ron Shore CD

Wishbone Furnishings,

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #15

Special Thanks to:

Fraser Valley Regional District

This refurbished saluting base commemorates the presence of the military in Chilliwack. In 1942, A6 Canadian Engineering Training Centre was relocated from Dundurn, Saskatchewan to Chilliwack, British Columbia. Initially, the personnel were housed in temporary accommodation, but shortly after their arrival, permanent infrastructure began being built. In July 1949, a concrete saluting base was constructed, complete with military engineering accoutrements, including two wrought-iron “UBIQUE” inserts and a cast Engineer crest. Overlooking the parade square, the saluting base served until CFB Chilliwack was closed in 1997. The parade square fell into disuse until it and the immediate surrounding area was purchased by the University of the Fraser Valley. In November 2012, the Retired Sappers Reunion Committee and the CFB Chilliwack Historical Society initiated a project to refurbish the former saluting base as a monument to the presence of the military in Chilliwack. After a frenzied fund raising drive, design and construction phases, the Saluting Base was rededicated as a monument on October 12, 2013.

The “Spirit of Construction Engineering” monument is located in front of the Hood building, in the Dockyard at CFB Esquimalt. It serves as memory to 100 years of Canadian Military Engineering service to Canada. The memorial was constructed by a team of sheet metal workers, painters, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, gardeners and municipal workers from the Construction Engineering Section. The monument was unveiled by the Lieutenant Governor of BC, The Honourable Iona Campagnolo, on 31 March 2003.

The Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association envisioned, built and managed the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre. The founder and lead of this project, is a member of the Canadian Army Veterans Motorcycle Units, a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, and was born on the armed forces base in Fort Churchill Manitoba. She is also a Dame in the Order of St George.

The Afghanistan War Monument and Park is a half acre pocket garden and outdoor living museum,  a memorial for fallen soldiers, a place to honour silver cross families,  and to learn about the regional military history for northwestern Alberta. The park includes the monument and walkways with “points of interest” for visitors to explore. There is also a miniature replica of the St Louis "Peace Arch".

The Afghanistan War Monument was unveiled in the fall of 2017. It is the centre piece of the memorial gardens. It is made from black granite and stands six feet high at its peak. It lists the names of all 158 Canadians killed in that country.

The monument honours Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson, who died of injuries from a car crash during a patrol near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Wilson, a member of Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, was born in Grande Prairie and lived here until he was nine. 

The eight sections of the garden takes people through Canada’s military history and includes tributes to the three fallen members of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, information on Grande Prairie’s air and army cadets as well as ANAVETS and the Royal Canadian Legion. One also shows how Grande Prairie was home to the No. 132 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre during  the Second World War and was the regimental home to D Company of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. 

Visit Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre for more information.

The First World War monument is a series of numbers and letters made of thousands of white stones that spell out the abbreviations of two units that were raised in Medicine Hat during WWI, the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles (3 CMR) and the 175th (Medicine Hat) Battalion C.E.F. (175).

The Royal United Services Institute of Medicine Hat has undertaken Project 175 to create a monument on the side of a hillside above Third Street, N.W., and Saamis Drive in Medicine Hat that is designed to be highly visible throughout the City of Medicine Hat. At three or four times the size of the Canadian flag (on a nearby hill), it can be seen from many areas of the city. A dedication on the first phase took place on Sept. 10, 2017. The lettering would be complete summer 2017, and a proposed second phase would include adding a stylized maple leaf as well as a poppy.

The local chapter of the Royal United Services Institute includes active military units, such as the Light Horse Reserve unit, cadet groups, the local Royal Canadian Legion and others, such as military contractors.

The Monument commemorates the citizens of Medicine Hat, the members of 3 CMR and the 175th Bn, and Pte. J.P. Robertson, VC a Medicine Hat resident who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Passchendaele on 6 November 1917.

The monument is a testament to Medicine Hat's contributions to the war. It will also mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Passchendaele. 2017 has the Centenaries for the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Passchendaele. It is also the 90th Anniversary of the Robertson Memorial Branch #17 The Royal Canadian Legion, which is named after Pte. Robertson.

The Memorial was constructed in 1934 in memory of Armed Forces members from High River and District who lost their lives in the First World War. The Monument was constructed of Tyndall Stone and it stands 1.6 meters high. The base measures 1.83 X 1.07 meters. A cast bronze replica of an open volume on top of the monument carries the names of 81 men and women who gave their lives in service to Canada in the First World War. An interesting feature of the stonework is that shell fossils are visible on some of the surfaces. The monument originally stood beside the High River Post Office on 3rd. Ave. W. It was moved to the front of the Highwood Memorial Centre after the Second World War. The Highwood Memorial Centre was built in 1947 in memory of the men and women of the district who lost their lives in the Second World War. A plaque in the rotunda inside the main entrance lists the names of these 50 service personnel.

The 425 Squadron memorial was erected in 2017 to celebrate their 75th anniversary.

This memorial commemorates three local men killed in WWII and sits at the corner of 52 Avenue and 48 Street in Bruderheim, marking the entrance to the Moravian Cemetery.

Listed on the cenotaph are Gordon Schneider, Norman Stelter and Elmer Lilge. All three were killed in action during WWII and are either considered lost at sea and noted on the Malta Memorial, or buried in Commonwealth graves.

The battles and wars of which the Métis people were part of hold a place of relevance in our nation’s history. The Métis Crossing Veteran’s Monument acknowledges and memorializes the sacrifices of the Métis men and women in a unique and lasting way. It was completed in 2021 by Reimagine architectural firm and unveiled on 21 August 2021.

The monument embodies the texture and movement of a traditional Métis sash. The sash is a literal embodiment of the blending of cultures, with its customary red colour material symbolizing the blood shed by the Métis as they fought for their rights throughout the centuries. The sash is inscribed with names of the fallen. Benches integrate within the form of the loop, a symbolic continuity between the past, present, and future.

Glass didactic panels face the walkway that leads to the monument. Stories and illustrations on the didactic panels describe the battles and wars that Métis people were involved in, beginning with the Battle of Seven Oaks through to the current Peacekeeping times. The imagery of which, depending on the time of day, silhouette against the grass or pathway. As more information comes over time the glass panels on the monument and didactic panels can be recycled and reprinted in order to update information such as the inclusion of more Métis Veteran names. 

The Victoria Cross monument, located in the Victoria Cross Memorial Park, includes and assembly area, walkways, and educational stations explaining the significance of the Victoria Cross medal. The park itself is V-shaped, the monument serving as a symbol of remembrance for the brave and valiant Canadians who serve our country and have fought for our freedom. The monument lists the full names, units, hometown, and war or conflict in which recipients served.

The Victoria Cross Memorial Park Monument Society named the park in 1987, and the monument was erected in 2012 – 2013. Up to $50,000 of this funding was provided through the Community War Memorial Program, the entire project being endorsed and supported by the Royal Canadian Legion and the City of Edmonton.